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The result was speedy keep. Nomination by sockpuppet of a banned user and no remaining votes for deletion. (NAC. Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 18:31, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

J. L. Langley[edit]

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Delete - no indication that this pen name or the person or persons behind it are notable. Fails WP:GNG and WP:AUTHOR. PROD declined by editor -- with the assumption that I did not look for sourcing before PRODing -- because the books exist, as if being prolific at cranking out cheap softcore books is by itself a notable achievement. Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 23:38, 23 September 2010 (UTC) Struck comment of indef-blocked sockpuppet. QuAz GaA 15:28, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete--reluctantly, since the fact of a prolific author of male gay romance novels who turns out to be a straight married female[1][2] is unexpected and delightful, but I can find no reviews or other coverage of her or her work (as J.L.Langley or as Jeigh Lynn) in reliable sources. If such turns up I would be happy to reconsider.--Arxiloxos (talk) 05:42, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Striking my vote per Armbrust.--Arxiloxos (talk) 16:46, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as article fails notability criteria for authors. Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 08:39, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Striked my !vote, because articles shouldn't deleted after nomination by sockpuppets. Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 16:34, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. —Arxiloxos (talk) 14:31, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. —Arxiloxos (talk) 14:31, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Having a novel translated into another language is usually considered a sign of notability. DGG ( talk ) 05:12, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I orginally created this stub of an article because I was surprised to see someone as popular as she within M/M romance fiction to not have her own article. I deleted the PROD because the editor (who is now blocked from editing, by the way) claimed that the article didn't have a reference to notability, but it did. There are a number of sources for review of her work as J.L. Langley from non-book reader fan sites: Rainbow Reviews [3], Three Dollar Bill Reviews [4], SensualRomance Reviews [5], and Fresh Fiction [6] to name a few. It should be noted that straight women writing gay fiction isn't that unusual. There are a number of female authors of M/M romances. She also writes under Jeigh Lynn for her heterosexual romance novels. I would also like to point out that describing her work as "cheap softcore books" is a matter of opinion. I'm sure the nominator will also believe that gay male pulp fiction are also "cheap softcore books". Just because you don't like the genre doesn't mean that the article should be deleted. --Pinkkeith (talk) 13:45, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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